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Wow very nice. (thumbs u I had a copy in my VCC booth for $70. No bites even at 20% off. Just sold it for $110 + shipping. I had something similar happen with my WD 36 I sold it for 12 person didn't pay then 15 another person didn't pay and finally I sold it for 20 bucks

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comics sold today ASM 301, 363 X-men 509 Walking dead 36

Thanks I'll do my best Also, consider that -- a heavily married and/or heavily restored coverless book is going to be a LOT less desirable (and thus less valuable) than a clean coverless book for most collectors; -- different copies of the same golden age book vary widely in page quality, cut and even size -- so even if you find parts that go together, they still might not be good 'marriage partners' for each other. I honestly think the Batman #1 will be too expensive and difficult to complete piecemeal -- and the Action #15 is not expensive enough or key enough to make a marriage worthwhile. (I don't imagine a married coverless copy would be worth more than a few hundred.) Just my though. Cheers! I agree with all of this. My suggestion would be to sell your incomplete books, even at a small loss, and put that money into easily movable silver and Bronze Age books. hmmm what comics do you recommend? whichever you can buy cheaply and sell quickly for profit, whether its hot moderns, minor keys, horror, gold or silver drek. If you don't think you have the knowledge base for it, its great that you know your limitations, but not great that you're limiting your potential revenue streams due to your lack of knowledge. It seems like you're set on key comics (mostly low grade or incomplete), which is fine, but that's not usually where even the best dealers get their best returns (percentage wise). its more about taking advantage of available opportunities than targeting specific books, especially when your capital is somewhat limited. You got $100,000 in cash, you can go buy 5-10 copies of AF15 and sell them for for 25% more hopefully in 2 years (note that you'd be out that $100K for 2 years). You got $2000, try to turn that into $3000 in two months, then that $3000 into $5000 three months later, and that $5000 into $7000 3 months later, and so on and so forth. (it won't be easy, but its honestly the best you can hope for now). Its not about absolute values, its about return on investment and liquidity. By the end of the year, maybe you've made $10-$15K if you're lucky, but most of your money will still be tied up in your inventory and you've still gotta eat, sleep, etc. This style means that you're scouring all available media for collections to buy, and paying for ads to buy collections, not just targeting a few random books on auction sites each month hoping for a deal. But that's how you build, and grind. Most of the successful dealers you see put in tons and tons and tons of hard work AND started either with significant capital, a ton of comics, other business or comic experience, and most of those guys STILL don't make a great living if you start counting hourly wages. Or you could work hard at an LCS/dealer for three - five years, get PAID to learn the business, the trends, the networks, the costs, the history, have $30K saved up and do this for real. THere's very very few successful businesses (especially that involve inventory) that can be started with less than $10K, unless you invent something or have some other unique built in advantages. I get that we're not all meant to work for other people. But for most people, to be a great boss, you have to learn a lot from a .....boss. words or wisdom and I'll read this again later. I'm looking for a job as soon as we move and a comic shop and post office are the first things on my mind. I'm not set on key comics but I know they are what sells the fastest. I'm very hard on myself on what I need to learn for example I'm not good with romance, war, variants and modern age comics but I know it's something I need to improve on.

Thanks I'll do my best Also, consider that -- a heavily married and/or heavily restored coverless book is going to be a LOT less desirable (and thus less valuable) than a clean coverless book for most collectors; -- different copies of the same golden age book vary widely in page quality, cut and even size -- so even if you find parts that go together, they still might not be good 'marriage partners' for each other. I honestly think the Batman #1 will be too expensive and difficult to complete piecemeal -- and the Action #15 is not expensive enough or key enough to make a marriage worthwhile. (I don't imagine a married coverless copy would be worth more than a few hundred.) Just my though. Cheers! I agree with all of this. My suggestion would be to sell your incomplete books, even at a small loss, and put that money into easily movable silver and Bronze Age books. hmmm what comics do you recommend?

Thanks I'll do my best Also, consider that -- a heavily married and/or heavily restored coverless book is going to be a LOT less desirable (and thus less valuable) than a clean coverless book for most collectors; -- different copies of the same golden age book vary widely in page quality, cut and even size -- so even if you find parts that go together, they still might not be good 'marriage partners' for each other. I honestly think the Batman #1 will be too expensive and difficult to complete piecemeal -- and the Action #15 is not expensive enough or key enough to make a marriage worthwhile. (I don't imagine a married coverless copy would be worth more than a few hundred.) Just my though. Cheers! Yes I'm taking that into consideration but I do admit I didn't know that comics that are the same can have different size pages. The reason I'm going after action comics 15 are for two reasons : 1. I want to prove to myself I can finish something without giving up on it 2. I have had three offers already should I complete this comic for more than I paid for it My worry is that Bat #1 is going to be like AF15 with all the Dc movies coming up.

Thanks I'll take a look at that and I want to be a voice actor but before that get a better job because voice actors can make anywhere from $50-450 per hour the problem is unless your really good or have a contract it's not consistent. All I know is I want to be my own boss

Thanks I'll do my best

Are you sure this is a good idea? You've already had difficulty selling your incomplete Action 15, now you are buying a second one and you still won't have a complete copy, let alone a cover, between the two books. Consider this about the Batman 1; the value of that book is primarily the cover; its iconic. Why do you think you will be able to sell the coverless batman 1 for more than you're paying now. From what you've been relaying to us, you don't have the capital that a dealer has and now you are tying up most of your money in books that have limited resale potential. I think you really need to decide whether you want to be a dealer or a collector. for the action comics 15 I'd marry the better copy and sell off the other worse one and the bat #1 I'd buy the covers as well to make a complete married copy. Who says I can't do both and as for the limited capital I'm working on that but I know for sure I don't want a physical store front as it costs too much. Why I think it'll be worth more than it is today? simple the value of the comic will go up as it will take me a while to be able to complete this task. I think you missed the point - Red is referring to the fact that most dealers have more capital to invest than you - and can afford to pick up some of the items you are discussing as they will not be putting a large % of t heir cash into the deal. They are also diversified (well, a lot of them) - in that they have different segments for sale. Some of the big hitters are back from Heroes - and they describe selling $1 books and lower end items - alongside the big books. The items you are talking about - while incomplete are still a significant investment. They also may sit for a while to get the price you want. Lets say that you put in $3000 (and that batman 1 cover will probably be more than that on its own) - and you have to wait a year for you to put together something - and sell for $4000. Or - you can invest $1000 in 200 smaller books and flip for $2000 in that same time frame. It will me more overall work - but you will learn more - and build a better rep and a better business because of it. You may also find quicker buy/sell opportunities with that other $2000 you did not spend and keep that cash working for you. I'm also thinking about that and it's true if I use my capital I'm stuck until it sells so what I'm trying to do as of late is buy comics for quick flips and if the deal is good buy comics I can wait on for a year or two.

Are you sure this is a good idea? You've already had difficulty selling your incomplete Action 15, now you are buying a second one and you still won't have a complete copy, let alone a cover, between the two books. Consider this about the Batman 1; the value of that book is primarily the cover; its iconic. Why do you think you will be able to sell the coverless batman 1 for more than you're paying now. From what you've been relaying to us, you don't have the capital that a dealer has and now you are tying up most of your money in books that have limited resale potential. I think you really need to decide whether you want to be a dealer or a collector. for the action comics 15 I'd marry the better copy and sell off the other worse one and the bat #1 I'd buy the covers as well to make a complete married copy. Who says I can't do both and as for the limited capital I'm working on that but I know for sure I don't want a physical store front as it costs too much. Why I think it'll be worth more than it is today? simple the value of the comic will go up as it will take me a while to be able to complete this task.

you don't have to give too much away about your profit margins, but when you have bought coverless/incomplete in the past, has it been worth it to take the time to collect and complete the other parts of the book before restoring, grading, etc.? Because it seems like you're tying up some money for an indefinite amount of time until the right pieces come up, with a somewhat limited market for rebuilt comics (even if they are keys and/or very old). Or maybe the parts come up easily (I know very little about buying parts)? Or have you been able to successfully arbitrage the incomplete comics? not yet I'm working on that part it usually happens that it appears right after I sell my incomplete comic so this time I'll be keeping it

Action comics 15 update I've found a coverless copy with the centerfold but missing the 1st page and I'm going to buy it if the person before me doesn't Big Decision I'm going to buy either a coverless bat #1 or buy all the wraps and covers till I can marry one together and I'm watching a couple auctions to see what they go on average

Sorry, but that's just stupid. can't blame someone for trying

Today's thoughts time to sell my drek comics Today's purchase Star wars #1

I love finding a good deal

are those worth a lot?

glad you like it

Today's thoughts I'll wait to more days and if no one is interested in my collection I'll just sell off the raws and keep the slabs. Recent purchases ST125 CGC 5.0 (couldn't resist) renew your vows variants

Bought silver age DD comics and couldn't be happier with the quick shipping and packing

ugh I know the feeling of that it always makes me feel like I'm disappointing or wasting their time

is that the guy that found the comics? ouch

lucky guy

haha thanks I needed a laugh today with that dog but your right if the comic books as a business don't work out they can be a hobby or a side business as I want to be a voice actor though I hate "nice comics" I should make a thread about why I did it so people understand.

haha so he does it may be a long read but I always appreciate input that's constructive.

Thanks I think flash is funny and it helps that it's a safe investment and and movies and tv shows about him help and Peter Palmer if you're reading this I'm not ignoring you you gave me a lot to think about and I'm also listing the rest of my collection and responding to pm's